Tagged with "day trips from Paris"
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Château de Bois Brinçon
We caught up with Xavier and Geraldine Cailleau at the Levée de la Loire a few weeks ago and tasted through their interesting range of wines. It’s always nice to have what I describe as ‘off-beat’ wines and Bois Brinçon has several little gems that are particularly interesting to the wine enthusiast.
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Le Salon des Vins de Loire – Leduc Frouin
Antoine Leduc told us yesterday that while his volumes were a little less than normal, he was very happy with the quality of the grapes that he brought in at the end of the season.
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Why is pruning so important?
There are different ways to prune vines. Here in the Loire in Anjou we see a lot of Single Guyot and Double Guyot pruning, a cane replacement system.
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The pleasure of cooking
Life is too short to involve too much sieving and whizzing and the best things are made using fresh, local, seasonal ingredients.
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Pruning in the Loire valley
Pruning in the Loire valley
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What is bâtonnage?
Bâttonage is the French word for stirring the ‘lees’
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Loire Wine Tour, Ecolodge & Spa
New for 2017 we have teamed up with Ecolodges de Loire & Spa to offer you a short stay in the heart of the beautiful Anjou countryside after a day of Loire Wine Discovery
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Loire valley pumpkins & squashes
Bowls of steaming soup and pumpkin pie, guess the weight of the pumpkin and the biggest display of pumpkins and squashes I’ve ever seen in my life.
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Things to do in the Loire valley. Hot air ballooning.
If you’ve never been up in a hot air balloon, I can wholeheartedly suggest you give it try in the Loire valley.
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10 Things to do in the Loire valley for foodies
The perfect place for food and wine lovers, the Loire valley has some amazing local products to try.
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10 Things to do in the Loire valley that you might not have thought of
Looking for a few ideas for things to do in the Loire valley?
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Loire Valley
A few things that you might not know about the Loire valley.